Milk-bottle receptacle



Feb. 28, 1928.

E. G. HlNEs MILK BOTTLE RECEPTAGLE Filed Jan. 24, 1927 'EEE-Irina :5

Y EDWIN G. HINESi DRUMS; PENNSYLVANIA; 1

MILK-BOTTLE RGE'r'rAr-inn." f

Application filed January. 2.4, 1927. i Serial Noff163y232.

This invention relates tol special receptacles and more particularly toareceptacle in which a milkV bottle may be placedand,

empty bottles 4are accidentally brokenforv filled bottlesy stolenand'also very often dust anddirt will accumulate upon the rim of afilled bottle and not properly washed o'belfore the bottle is opened ora filled bottlewill becomeA contaminated or knocked over and broken byan animal, such as a dog or a cat attempting to obtain access to themilk with-l in the bottle. f

Therefore, one object of the invention is to provide a receptacle invwhich an empty bottle may be placed for removal by the milk driver whosubstitutes a filled bottle thereby preventing either the empty or'thevfilled bottle from being accidentally broken and in addition preventingthe filled bottle from becoming spoiled by dust or reached by anibottleplaced therein kwill be prevented from Y closing a Ventilatingopeningformed in the bottom.

The invention is-illustrated in the acconipanying drawing7 whereinFigure 1 is a view showingthe improved I receptacle in side elevation;

Fig. 2 is. a longitudinal sectional view through the receptacletaken onthe` line 2-2 of-Fig. 1; f

Fig. 3 is a. transverse sectional view taken' v p f `held 1n engagementtherewithby. an expandon the line 3-3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. t is a perspective view of a resilientv ring forming a portion of afalse bottom'.

The receptacle is provided with a hollow body portion ll'which ispreferably of' a cylindrical shape andvmay beef any height and diameterdesired according to the number of bottles Vwhich it is intended tohold. The lrear portion of the body which is formed with a flat. face issecured against the forward face of a hanger or backing iai@ '2. whichico'f greater height' than the ody and extends. abo-vethe `same as shown'in Figs.. l and. 2;' '-,The .upwardly p-rojectY 'if desired, thereceptacle locked. At the4 ingend portion of the hangeris preferably` enshaped to definefa head `3 having an opening i 4c formed thereinVthroii'gh which a nail or other suspending device *carried by a.sup-port'v may be passed to" suspend the receptacle in an elevatedposition or the head may beca formed with-several" smaller openings te`refy ceivej'screwsl or bolts, Aby `means ofv which the receptacle may bepermanently attached to a wall or door frame at such an eleva-tion thatit may beeasily reached by the milk 70 driverfbutinaccessible to` a'dog,.cat or other animal. Y By referring to ,Fig. 2 is' 'will be. seen that,when'forming the bodyfwi'th afiat farce to engage the forward face yofthe baci ing Vplate,` a longitudinally extending slot is formed throughwhicha portion of `the forward face' of thelbackingfplate is'exeposed..` Thisportion of the backing plate carries a clip 5 formed ofresilient wire' having its arms suitably anchored .to the backing 'plate'an'dj' 'projecting upwardly, This clip is intended to. carry'laV card"or!y other record sheet 6V upon which a record may bekept ofthe amountof milk left every day during a weelnkmonth oir any lother pe- V i,riool of time.` The bottom 7 of the body is securely fastened therein in'any desired ma-nner andy is "formedv with a Ventilating' opening 8whichV occupies the major portion ,of its area and iscoveredI by a falsebota0 tom or shield 9.' The falsefbo-ttoin or shield is-preferablyformed of sheet metal having perforatio-ns lOlformed therein andits marfginal portions bent downwardly to forma rests upon theV upper orinner'face of the bottom and holds the false bottom or shieldl in spacedrelation tothe opening y8.. A fil-v tering sheet l2 formed of looselywoven'v lfabric orV anyV other suitabljematerial fits '10o againsttheunder face oftheshield and ing ring '13 formed off a stra-ndiofresilicnt wire.- The endso-f the strand. from which the expanding ringis4 formed are bent to 105 provide fingers le which may .be grasped' sothat the ring may be contracted and easilyv inserted or removed from;the shield.` When in` place, the ring expands and has grippingengagement with the depending rim or flange and securely holdsv thefiltering sheet in place but permits it to be easily re movedin orderthat it may be cleaned or aY new one substituted. Adjacent its upper endthe Walls of the body are formed with- Y side openings .through whichair entering the body through the lower opening may pass out of thebody, and theseside openings are covered'by sheets of woven fabric 16which serve to exclude dust'and are held passed.v c

in place Vby'rings 17 formed 'of V sheet metal and secured aga-inst' the,walls about the openings by'screws or vother suitable fasteners 18.--The cover 19 which closes the open upper end of the body is connectedwiththev backing plate by cooperating hinge members 2O so that it may beswung up-f. wardly from a closed to vanopen position Vandmay-beprovided'with a suitable lock engaging a'keeper carried by thebody or provided with a hasp adaptedto engage a keeper through whichapadlock may be A"When theirecjeptaele is in use, it is secured againsta door frame orwall at such yheight thatitcannot be-reached by animalsand an empty milk bottle placed inthe receptacle will not be liable tobe accidentally knocked over and broken.

` manv removes the empty'bottle'and replaces it with alled one, thecover is closed andif provided with a lock it may be securelyfastlerests upon the falsey bottom, itA will be preventedfromclos'ingthe' opening 8 formed in the bottom 7 and air may freelyypass through the opening 8 into the bodyVV and upwardly about the milkbottle disposed therein and out through the side openings 15.`

This providesl a circulation of air through the receptacle and preventsthe milk from being spoiled by the effect of warm air which wouldaccumulate in a closed and unventiv lated receptacle. A number; of smallopenings 21 .havebeen provided about vthe walls ofthe body close to itsupper end so that vair in the upper portion thereof which does not Vpassout through the openings 15 may esf amount delivered upon the card v6which l 55 cape. When the vmilk man places one or more bottles in thereceptacle, he enters the verified` by the lperson removing the bottlesand by this means ya-record may be kept of the amount of milk deliveredeach week or month.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

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1. A receptacle comprising a hollow body open at its upper end andhaving a bottom formed with an airinlet opening, a removableperforatedfalsexbottoin in said body covering the ventilating'opening, a dustexcluding sheet .carried by said false bottom and removably'held againstits under face, the upper portion 'of the walls of said body beingformed with .air outlet opening-s, dust excluding covers for the airoutlet openings,

and a cover for the open upper endk of said body movable into and out ofclosing rela-k tion thereto.

2. `A receptacle of the character described comprising a hollow bodyopen at its'top' and having a bottom formed withl a ventilating openingoccupying the major portion of its area,a false bottom invsaidV bodyconsisting of a` perforated disk having its marginal portion lbentdownwardly to rform a flange resting upon the bottom of said bodyadjacent the walls thereof, a dust excluding sheet fitting against theunder face of said disk, an expanding ring engaging said flange andsheet to hold the sheet against said disk, the upper portion of thewalls of said body being formed with Ventilating openings, dustexcluding covers for the upper ventilating openings, and a closure forthe upper endV of said body movable into and-out of closing relationlthereto. t

3. A receptacle of the character described.

kcomprising a hollow body open at its top and having a bottom formedwithl a ventilating opening occupying the major portion of its area, .afalse bottom in said body consisting of al perforated disk having `itsmarginal portion bent downwardly to form a-iiange resting upon vthebottom of vsaid body adjacent the walls thereof, a dust excluding sheetfitting against the under face of said disk, an expanding ring engagingsaid flange and sheet to hold thelsheet against said disk, and acoverfor the openl upper end of saidbody movable into and out of closingrelation thereto. Y

' 4. A receptacle of the character described comprising a' hollow bodyYopen at its top, a

bottom VVfor lsaid body having an opening formed therein, a perforateddisk in said lbody. having a depending marginal flange resting uponsaidbottom, a filtering sheet, a i

In testimony whereof I affix signature. v

EDWIN e. HINEs. [1.. s]

resilent retaining ring disposed within the V

